#287 - Twitter's Unfair API Price - I Had to Call Luca

Twitter’s decision to increase API access costs to $42,000 per month threatens the viability of numerous indie-developed tools, forcing many entrepreneurs to consider shutting down their projects. Luca, founder of HiveOE, illustrates the severity of this shift, noting that his platform, which previously relied on free API access, now faces impossible operational costs and restrictive rate limits. This sudden change effectively eliminates the ecosystem of third-party scheduling and productivity tools built around the platform. While some larger companies may absorb these costs, independent developers are left with little recourse, often facing the prospect of refunding annual subscribers and abandoning years of development work. This crisis highlights the inherent dangers of platform dependency, where a single corporate policy shift can instantly dismantle the livelihoods of small-scale entrepreneurs who lack the resources or leverage to negotiate or adapt to such extreme pricing models.